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WRITING OBSTACLE
Write a character's internal monologue that includes an example of stream of consciousness.
Stream of consciousness is a literary technique that represents the flow of a character's thoughts and feelings as they occur in real time, without logical order or punctuation.
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Okay, question one.
If one divided by r plus s equals one over t, then s equals what.
Um, what the hell?
Okay, okay, come on, don’t panic. I got this. I studied this. If r plus s equals t, subtract the r, you get t minus r for s.
OH, YEAH. I am on a ROLL right now. Pythagoras or whoever invented math better watch out, because I am a literal genius. Just gotta double check, make sure I...
What’s her damn alias?! nevermind the guy buying new it.missed an ‘e’ at the end. Or did he actually have it right?
You can put an ‘e’ anywhere.
Would’ve been a better punchline if he forgot the ‘d’ ….a $1000 a week makes sense now fuck, I hope I’m clean. She had cancer once.Jesus Christ. OKAY
I’ll ask my therapist for chemo. That’s probably a common joke for tr...
It’s been . . . Five minutes.
Or was it ten?
. . . At least ten runthroughs of the chorus of Circus by Britney Spears.
So probably five.
I can’t see the clock from here, thank you mom and dad for making me inherit your nonexistent eyesight.
Why is the teacher always glaring at me from across the room? I’m like the most respectful one in this damn classroom, gawk at the guy with his pants fall...
Panic bubbles up inside me. Raw, uncontrolled terror. My heart heaves and my throat screams like every breath is a struggle. My eyes glaze over and white noise blares in my ears. I’m trembling from head to toe and cold sweats pour down my neck and back in voluminous waves. It feels like a sensory overload, like the panic in my mind is enough to make every cell in my body spark and jump and overrea...
I can’t believe I’m doing this. Why did I agree to meet Nancy today? Is it just me or is my heart pounding like a drum? It’s like there’s a whole marching band inside my chest. But wait, what if she can hear it? Can she hear my heart? No, that’s ridiculous. Focus, Simon, focus.
Alright, here she comes. Wow, she looks amazing. Her smile is like a ray of sunshine. No, not like sunshine, that’s too ...
because this is going to be as exciting as driving at one mile an hour she thought and that’s if she got to write anything in the first place and she felt as if she had been in denial and maybe all those unwritten pages were a blatant sign anyone else couldn’t possibly have missed anyone else would think ok this is not my path and try different things and maybe find their way but then if she was s...
Empathy.
I have empathy.
You say you’re looking for empathy?
Oh, I’ve got just what you need.
And more.
Or less.
Is that what you want?
I can also totally not care if you’re into that.
In fact, I don’t care so much that I’ll ignore you. Will you fight for my attention?
If you don’t, I’m a piece of shit. Is that quirky? That I used shit in that sentence? Am I relatable? Are you sick of me ...
“How’s your day been?”
“Good decent”
Well no it’s been stressful
But you have no reason to stress
Oh right the driving test
I got to pass my classes
Oh it’s math time
I don’t like math and it’s my highest grade
How disappointing that
I’m so smart
It’s been bad
I wish I could move
But I don’t want to move
PUPPIES!
CATS!
My children! Oh I love them
They always jump on me
Food
Pizza
...
fuck how many times has my alarm gone off oh my god how did I manage to sleep in for an hour and a half??? I’m already so fucking late UGH ok so shower is definitely not happening today maybe I can grab a banana for breakfast — gotta let the dog out oh my GOD my hair is such a mess ok gonna just turn on the shower head and quickly dunk my head under — GODDAMMIT that’s cold fuck fuck fuck ok towel ...
I lay down
on the bench
which makes me think
of a coffin
my mind goes 6ft under
and a little silver casket appears
with red cushion
Carrying a cold body
a body which loved others
but not themselves
a body with new and old marks
to show how difficult life is
a body with cold eyes
to show what happens when you trust
a little too much
a body which used to be alive
and excited
which is now cold
and d...
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